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Lost in thought, I unexpectedly fell asleep on the sofa. When my father returned home and saw me sleeping there, he walked over and gently patted me, saying, "Xiao Fan, wake up. Don't sleep here; go to your room."
I struggled to open one eye, mumbling words I couldn't even hear myself, and slowly got up to walk back to my room.
The next day, just as I was about to sit down for breakfast, I heard my father say, "Xiao Fan, how many days off does your school have for Qingming Festival next Wednesday? We need to go back to pay respects at the grave, so I have to buy train tickets in advance." I was stunned for a moment before remembering that next week was Qingming Festival. "I'll ask Uncle later and let you know."
After the second class ended, I walked to the office and saw Uncle at his desk. I approached him and said softly, "Uncle."
"Xiao Fan, is there something you need?" Uncle looked at me with confusion.
"Uncle, when is the holiday for Qingming Festival this year? I need to go back to B City; Dad said we need to buy tickets early."
"It's from April 4th to April 7th, four days off. Do you think it will be too rushed for you to go back and forth to B City?"
"That depends on Dad's arrangements. I'll discuss it with him tonight."
Uncle nodded and said, "Since you're all here this year, your aunt will definitely want to go too. I'll talk to her about it. Let me know when you decide when you're leaving."
I promised and turned to leave the office.
"Are you going back for Qingming?" Suddenly, Shen Yulin's voice came from behind me. I jumped in surprise, clutching my chest as I turned around and shot him a glare before ignoring him and walking ahead.
"Xingxing, why aren't you answering me?" Shen Yulin quickly caught up with me and kept asking.
"What does it matter to you whether I go back or not!" I suddenly stopped and shouted loudly.
Shen Yulin was momentarily speechless by my outburst; he opened his mouth but couldn't find the words. Realizing I had overreacted, I hurriedly explained, "I'm sorry, I..."
Before I could finish my sentence, Shen Yulin turned and left. I stood there dazed, watching his figure disappear around the corner of the hallway.
With a feeling of unease in my heart, I returned to my seat and glanced at Shen Yulin's spot, only to find he hadn't returned to the classroom. I felt a bit worried and didn't understand why I lost control like that. Maybe I'll apologize to him after school.
Today was my turn for duty; after finishing cleaning up at dismissal time, I decided to stay in the classroom. His backpack was still in the drawer as I slumped over my desk with my head down, unconsciously swinging my feet while my thoughts drifted far away into space. Suddenly, with a creak, the classroom door opened, and Shen Yulin walked in slowly.
I snapped back to reality and stopped swinging my feet as I saw him enter completely soaked, his eyes vacant and expressionless. My heart ached for him as I rushed over and grabbed him: "Shen Yulin! Shen Yulin! What happened? Shen Yulin!"
It took him a while to come back to his senses; his eyes regained focus as he forced a smile and said, "Xingxing."
"Where have you been? I've been waiting for you," I asked with concern in my voice as I looked at him.
Hearing my words seemed to light something in Shen Yulin; his eyes filled with joy as he tightly hugged me: "Xingxing, is it true? You've been waiting for me?"
I let him hold me; his cold body pressed against mine made me shiver involuntarily.
Then he spoke in an extremely pleading tone: "Xingxing, please don't say things like 'it has nothing to do with me' anymore. You don't know how scared I am. When I heard you say you were going back to B City in the office, I was afraid you wouldn't come back after that; I was afraid you'd leave without saying anything; I was afraid you wouldn't want me anymore..."
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